Join the U of T Law Union (UTLU) and the U of T Chapter of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) for a critical discussion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and its legal and non-legal implications for the Jewish community and Palestine solidarity activists.
Speakers:
- Dania Majid, Lawyer, Founder (Arab Canadian Lawyers Association) & Arts Programmer (Toronto Palestine Film Festival)
- Javier Dávila
- Sheryl Nestel, Scholar & Member of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV)
Moderated by Emily Albert, Law Student & Member of IJV UofT
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ijvcanada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RDewKrddR9qQ6AQTKHOU0A
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Speaker bios:
Dania Majid
Dania Majid is the co-founder and president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. Dania sits on the steering committee for the Hearing Palestine program at the University of Toronto. In addition to being a long-time advocate for the Palestinian and Arab community, Dania is also a human rights lawyer and housing advocate with a legal aid clinic in Ontario. Dania completed her Hon. B.Sc. at the University of Toronto before completing her MES/LLB at York University/Osgoode Hall.
Sheryl Nestel
Sheryl Nestel is a retired sociologist whose teaching and research has been in the area of race and racism. She has been active in Palestine solidarity work for several decades. She served on the Steering Committee of Independent Jewish Voices from 2012-2021 and is the co-chair of the IJV No IHRA committee. Sheryl lived in Israel/Palestine from 1973-1988. She is a founding member of the International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine, a group of 17 Jewish organizations from 14 countries which was founded in 2020.
Javier Dávila
Javier Dávila (he/him) is a queer Latine award-winning anti-oppression educator in Toronto. He aims to co-create radically loving alternatives centred in interdependence, collective care, and indisposability. A Student Equity Program Advisor and educator with the Toronto District School Board for the past 17 years, he aims to centre the lived experiences and voices of Black, Indigenous, racialized, disabled, queer, trans, and non-binary students. He is co-facilitator of Boyoboy at Central Toronto Youth Services, a member of the Good Guise, and a member of the Transformative Justice Collective at Rittenhouse. Javier has been the target of an ongoing public vilification and smear campaign for sharing educational, anti-oppressive resources that centre Palestinian voices and is taking legal action against pro-Israel lobby group B’nai Birth.
Twitter: @XjusticeXpeace
